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Devops Engineer

NeoSOFT technology

2 rounds | 3 Coding problems

Hritika

Fresher | Apr 2023

Selected

Interview preparation journey

Journey

A friend of mine joined Neosoft 3 months ago as a DevOps engineer trainee. She always expressed how good the training period was there. The training was given from scratch. I was referred by her for the DevOps engineer role. I sent my resume as soon as they asked me to, and a few days later, I received a message and call from the HR team that my resume had been shortlisted and I was selected for the interview.

Application story

I was referred by one of my friends at Neosoft, who was working as a DevOps Engineer in the company. I sent her my resume and started preparing for the interview on the same day. A few days later, I received a message and a call from the HR team informing me that my resume was shortlisted for the DevOps and Cloud Engineer position, and I would be giving my interview the next day.

Why selected/rejected for the role?

Apart from being honest and keeping your resume clear and short, confidence and communication skills play a vital role in cracking the interview successfully. Be honest and clear while speaking. Have basic knowledge about your role and the company. These are a few points that helped me crack the interview.

Preparation

Duration: 1 months

Topics: Basic linux commands, DevOps Basics, Cloud computing, Services and deployment models of cloud computing, Sql, NoSql, Agile methodology etc

Tip

Tip 1: You know what your role is, so it's important to have a basic understanding of the concepts.

Tip 2: Linux is the base and foundation for the role, so practice basic commands in different Linux flavors.

Tip 3: Be honest.

Application process

Where: Referral

Eligibility: No criteria

Resume tip

Tip 1: Don't exaggerate or lie about anything in your resume.
Tip 2: Keep your resume concise, ensuring all personal details are clear.

Interview rounds

Round

Medium

Face to Face

Duration40 minutes

Interview date13 Apr 2023

Coding problem2

The interview was a face-to-face interview. It was at 1 PM in the afternoon. The company's environment was very good, and the staff was very helpful. My interview was conducted by my team lead, who was very polite and sweet. In this round, the interviewer asked me about basic Linux commands, fundamental DevOps concepts, cloud computing, and SQL.

1. Theory Questions

What are some Linux flavors that you have used?
How can you create a file in Linux? (Learn)
How do you list files in Linux? (Learn)
What is the cat command? (Learn)
What do you know about DevOps and cloud computing?
Why is DevOps a trend these days? What are its use cases? (Learn)

Problem approach

Tip 1: Practice basic Linux commands and their use cases.
Tip 2: Have a basic knowledge of SQL and NoSQL.
Tip 3: Be confident.

2. Tiling Problem

Hard

45m average time

0/120

Asked in companies

You have been given a board where there are '2' rows and 'N' columns. You have an infinite supply of 2x1 tiles, and you can place a tile in the following ways:

1. Horizontally as 1x2 tile
2. Vertically as 2x1 tile

Count the number of ways to tile the given board using the available tiles.

Note :

The number of ways might be large so output your answer modulo 10^9 + 7.

Here an example of tile and board for 'N' = 4 :

Try solving now

Round

Medium

Face to Face

Duration30 minutes

Interview date19 Apr 2023

Coding problem1

The second interview was conducted by the Head of the Department of the DevOps team and was scheduled for 1:30 PM. The location for both the first and second interviews was the same. The environment was good.

1. Theory Questions

Difference between Agile methodology and DevOps (Learn)
Tools used in DevOps (Learn)
If someone wants to host an e-commerce website, what are the steps/stages one should follow for proper web hosting? (Learn)

Problem approach

Tip 1: Have an idea about real-world use cases of DevOps.
Tip 2: Learn about the stages in DevOps.
Tip 3: Have a basic knowledge of the tools.